Project Inspiration 2012 Autumn/winter Idea Book - Space party

(Shannon) Hi, I’m Shanon from Close To My Heart. Today, I want to show you how easy it is to create party favors for your special occasions using our new Cricut Artiste Cartridge. The bulk of these party favors were made using one themed key on the cartridge: the “Birthday Boy” themed key. Your little ones will be over the moon when they see these space-themed party favors which are featured in the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book. Let’s jump right in and see what makes each favor so special. The invitation is made by cutting three of the planet card shapes, one for the base and then twice more at 1/4" smaller size in coordinating papers. Then just trim away certain parts of the shape and layer them together for this darling paper pieced invitation. The party hat comes precut with these little negative spaced stars, which you could choose to leave open or you could easily add a pop of color to your project by lining the inside of the hat with a coordinating paper or stamped images as has been done here. Then just add a few embellishments and a paper ruffle to finish your project. A bag tag is a great way to quickly label your party favors. This little tag is the only image that was not cut from the “Birthday Boy” themed key. It is found on key number 8. All of these stamped images, including this little robot, come from the My Acrylix Out Of This World stamp set which coordinates perfectly with the Cricut Artiste Cartridge. It’s really nice to not have to hand cut every single stamped image out; you just let the Cricut cut the shape for you, then stamp on the precut shape. I love how playful, festive, and out of this world these party favors are. But I especially love that they were super easy to make. I just needed the Cricut® Artiste Cartridge, the coordinating stamp set, and bright vibrant papers. If you’d like to make party favors like these or get your own Cricut® Artiste Collection, talk with your Close To My Heart Independent Consultant about purchasing the necessary supplies. Or go to closetomyheart.com and browse the pages of our Idea Book for more project inspiration.